SF News SF Judge Says 'No' To BART Extension Opponents Because these are confusing times, there are confused people out there trying to do us harm. Take, for example, the foolish opponents of the measure to extend Bay Area Rapid Transit to Santa
SF News Bart Extension Expected to Pass The proposal to raise the sales tax in Santa Clara County by a teeny one-eighth of a cent to help fund the (much-needed) BART extension from the Warm Springs section of Fremont into
SF News Inane Vandalism Hits Two SJ Churches Two churches in San Jose -- Trinity Presbyterian Church and Indonesian Christian Church, each located at 3151 Union Avenue -- were defaced by confusing graffiti this week. Spray-painted swastikas and a few Star
misc San Jose Yard Turns into Gay Marriage War Oh man. The debate over gay marriage is getting heated in the armpit of California. It seems the Sundstrom family, located somewhere in San Jose, placed a "Yes on 8" sign in their
SF News Silicon Valley Janitors On Strike It seems that over 1,000 custodial artists have gone on strike as of this morning at some of Silicon Valley's most prestigious hi-tech companies, including Cisco Systems and Apple, livid over a
misc Little Falcons San Francisco is home to the cinema's most famous falcon, but San Jose has us beat when it comes to bird-of-prey reality TV. The City of San Jose, along with the Santa Cruz
SF News Purse Snatchers Attack Asian Women Thieves calling themselves (or called by the media, we're not exactly sure) "the Rippers" are snatching purses from women walking across San Jose parking lots. The men, it seems, are targeting Asian women,
Arts & Entertainment It's Been 17 Years George Michael will be bringing his smash 25 LIVE tour to North American Arenas in the summer of 2008, including a local show at the HP Pavilion in San Jose on June 19th,
SF News Teacher Busted for Filming Students In Bathroom Mills High School English teacher David Lista, 35, of Belmont has admitted to filming underage girls using the bathroom at the high school where he taught. it seems he was arrested yesterday afternoon
SF News Sheriff's Deputy In Fatal Bicyclist Crash, Asleep at the Wheel? Alas, it was not a good weekend for cyclists of the Bay Area. The sheriff's deputy that accidentally crashed into three cyclists in Cupertinio over the weekend -- a collision that killed Olympic
misc Cry of the Fishmonger: Putting It All Together Sunday afternoon they won their ninth straight game, and seventh straight on the road, against the Minnesota Wild (not, as you might guess from the uniforms, the Polar Elf Sniper Brigage). Marleau saved
SF News Layoffs II: San Jose Mercury News In more pink slip sadness today, (owned by Denver-based MediaNews Group) eliminated 50 jobs. Fifteen newsroom employees and 19 employees from "other parts of the paper" were let go today. Citing a loss
misc Photo du Jour 77 Mating season, it's on. This wild turkey was found inside the city limits of San Jose. Who knew?
SF News Day Around the Bay Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier sues City Hall over wheelchair ramplessness. [Curbed] Beth Spotswoodle [sic] hits up SFO's gay night. [SFGate] Valleywag 's happy hour watering hole, Moose's, comes to an end. Might we suggest
SF News J-Church Accident this Afternoon Awhile back, Greg wrote that he didn't want The N Judah Chronicles to become the "let's all talk about people getting hurt and killed blog." Alas, the injury count seems to have gone
SF News Man Loses Arms In San Jose Airport Accident Billion-dollar expansion work at Mineta San Jose International Airport came to a halt this morning after a 28-year-old construction worker's arms were severed below his elbows in an accident. Yikes. According to NBC
SF News Update: Missing SF Child Alert Update: Recent reports say that Mireya was seen leaving her family's apartment alone yesterday at 9:30 a.m., telling her four-year-old brother that she'd see him tomorrow. Mireya's mother was quoted as
SF News Oakland Woman Killed While Gettng Her Mail Just outside of her Montclair home, Laura Belkin, 58, was stuck and killed by a hit-and-run driver this morning as she was getting her mail on the 5900 block of Zinn Drive off
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Hot Stuff: Food Section Round Up We gobble the various food sections up each Wednesday. Here are our favorite food section nibbles from today's offerings. SF Chronicle: Sweet date action. We highly recommend the bacon wrapped dates for easy
misc It's Got to be the Morning After Warriors 120 Washington Wizards 117- Playing at home? Playing a team that's tired, losing, and banged up? Easy peazy, right? But not for your Golden State Warriors who seem to be unable to
misc Have a Happy Year of the Rat -- Tết Festival in Little Saigon As far as the trend of naming smaller neighborhoods in San Francisco goes, Little Saigon (sandwiched between Civic Center and the Tenderloin) sounds pretty good. Anyway, it's a lot better than the name
misc From the SFist Inbox: Geary...? It wouldn't be SFist if it weren't rife with errors and bipolarity-tinged posts. But we got word of an especially egregious error we made today--something, we're ashamed to admit, we never knew. From
misc Livermore Cockfighting Ring Busted It nice to see that the farming and ranching traditions of Livermore's past live on to this day. You see, seven men were nabbed this past Sunday in connection with a cockfighting ring
misc Tiger Attack Update: Mourning Carlos Sousa Jr. Tiger attack victim, 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr., was mourned last night at the Five Wounds Portuguese National Church in San Jose by hundreds of loved ones. His altar was decorated with a flowers,
misc Dennis Herrera vs. Mark Garagos, Rounds 2 & 3 It's not, apparently. Witness this letter signed by Mark Geragos just yesterday. It goes on and on. (And there's more here in the Geragos interview with the San Jose Mercury News) We knew
